Probably the best workshop tour I've ever seen! It had all the useful stuff and none of the time wasting. I might have to pinch a few ideas 👍 love the bench dogs
Absolutely brilliant Ben. Not baby sitting clamps, exactly. Casting shadows, exactly. Duplicating power tools, exactly. Some people spend, some people don't, exactly. Simple drill table, exactly. You need a separate surfacer and thicknessing machines to eliminate your problem lol. Love your through the ages of how your present workshop has evolved. I was thinking about doing the same. Your editing skills are outstanding and its been really, really interesting listening to your how's, what's and why's. I'm still waiting for the email. A good 22:29 minutes of my life watching this. Tony
Thank you Tony! Yeah you’re not wrong I would have but I don’t have the space, does grind my gears when I’ve missed a piece out and have to return the thicknesser to planer! I’ll have a look at your TH-cam page and see if u have an email set up and I’ll email you from there 👍
Just came here from RagnBone. What a great workshop tour. Sick of looking at immaculate 'shops that don't look as if they have ever made saw dust! You got me - I've subscribed!
This was very nice of him to do that, and I'm very grateful! It actually came right when it was needed to get me back up off the floor! I hear ya! I dont get it it too, ive spent so many hours looking for the perfect solution to no dust or chips in a workshop, its just not real life, they're cleaning up all the time, theres no chip extractor on a hand plane for instance, no perfect solution to the mitre saw.. ...its all, well to Walt Disney for my liking. Thank you for the complement Fuzzy 🍻🍻🍻
Flashy as fuck...like an ocean of festool! Love it! I got one of the 2.5 inch extraction kits from charnwood or record power and extra 45 degree angles and loads of pipe joints from the other and put it all round the sweatshop, i then got loads of extension leads and trailer boards and plugged all of them in a line roughly following the piping, I plugged all the machines I use often into that chain of extension leads, and plugged it into the auto takeoff on the ctm midi. Now as soon as I turn on any of the machines, the extractor comes on automatically, all I have to do is close one blast gate and open another. I got some 50mm hose fom ebay and bought a festool ctm adaptor [hoover side]. Its plugged into a cheap chinese cyclone which is mounted onto a medium sized bin, small enough to fit a bin liner round the outside of it to dump more easily]. Pretty much all the crap I hoover up or extract from the machines, drops straight into that bin. Im still on the 1st bag on the festool extractor [got it in 2020]. I'm in Essex if you want to see it. The main problem with that planer is it isn't a Wadkin! Have you tried shooting the wee gat gun darts?...[loads straight into our old gat pellet gun/pistol], much more accurate than pellets, and safe for indoor shooting, straight into wood or probably a dart board...pliers needed to remove them!
I was at my brothers the other day and saw he’d bought the bessey style f clamps and I was like “oh-no why didn’t you speak to me?” He’s like “yeah I fucking hate them!”
Thanks for the video Ben. I'm still in beginning stages of setting up a work area but its helpful to see what other people have done. Sometime in early summer I have a used table saw, radial arm saw and drill press coming that was purchased from an auction 1000 miles away. not sure of the size so will be waiting for them so I can work out a location in my 24x18 foot area.
Spot on advice. I can see the wide lens was used for the lean too workshop as it makes uthat Bosch GTS 10XC contractors saw looks masshoof! Fwiw, Akthough not a you tuber, I’ve worked hard at my own business for 13 years since leaving a career in a well paid profession with no regrets but still have a cramped 11.5 x 10ft workshop but it’s all good. Frustrating as things like being uber tidy and staying on top of dust control are a must but you’d be amazed at the things which can be made there including the last commission for some one large 4ft tall corner speakers weighing a hundredweight each!
As I’ve got the toys I find myself drifting towards core tools and becoming a more essential and refined woodworker… I thought I was the only one without love for the Besseys…. Lesson learned.. . Great shop and presenter! Art Fahie, Maine. USA
Oh-boy do I hate them, they have been thrown across my workshop more than once - they dont need to be in anyones life theres better and no one needs to baby clamps!
Thanks for the tour, Ben. My favourite thing about your workshop is it’s not white. I understand why white walls and ceilings are practical but I can’t hack it. Give me a darker space with and some good lamps. When it comes to tools there are two types of quality: performance and durability. Everyone needs the performance (accuracy, flatness, fine adjustment) but hobbyists don’t need tools to perform thousands of cuts, like the stuff a pro uses every day for years on end. What I’m getting at is those new to the game can save money by choosing lighter and lower-powered models of the same brands that TH-camrs wield. Nice bit of plinking at the end. Thanks again.
Cheers Justin! I'd love a white workshop, but for different reasons, having extra light bouncing around adds more “fill” light and would save me bouncing light around only for film purposes that is, would also make the editing easier with white light the rushes from A & B camera would be much closer and save me hours of colour correcting! Dark would absorb the light.. Outside of that I agree with ya!
Thanks mate! It seems my down fall was not running many ads on my channel, the minute I just let youtube place ads where they like and as many as they like thats seemed to be the change that made the difference. I dont think Ive done anything differently with my channel other than that. I keep meaning to ask you I watched a shit load of your vids the other day, one vid you said "we all know *&^%$£ videos on youtube do better" I think it was a vid where you were going over the progress of your channel, can you remember what type of vids you said, was it tool reviews?
@@HewAndAwe Hmmmm maybe letting TH-cam make more money off you is the secret 🤣 Im the same, I restrict the number of ads and I handpick the placement. I usually only put one midroll and edit the video to have a convinient spot. Argh yes, my yearly recap vids. For me, my best performing videos are mostly DIY style home related things (like my sliding wardrobe doors and window repairs), but they can be hit and miss. My most consistantly well performing videos are Tool Reviews, nearly every one Ive done has performed well above average. Workshop projects and furniture builds only ever really reach my core audience. Makes sense, lots of people search out Tool reviews and everyone, even non-woodwork people, need DIY at some stage whereas there are 10,000 folks doing workshop and furniture videos.... but that's because my build projects are all very generic and basic. You sir, have skills and a design eye that are MUCH rarer. People will watch your work simply because it looks awesome and different. Plus, your editing is a lot sharper than most and miles above mine so I am not surprised at all you've started to get some traction. Same as Jesper Makes, from his first video I knew he'd blow up eventually and now he's flying.
Great video Ben!! Love the humor Your shop is a bit like mine but I don't have as many drawers. I need more. Contrary to one of the other comments, this American did get the the chef analogy and the closing parts of the video made me laugh my ass off. GREAT shop tour that works for you without the rah rah bullshit!! Well done. Have a great weekend!!
Thank you Brian, they’re my nemesis drawer’s I hate making them! I’m putting off my brothers work bench cause of the drawers needed 😏 hope you have a lovely weekend!! 🍻🍻🍻
Awesome tour Ben. Very interesting to see a professional workshop layout, and the idea behind the tools. Enjoyed the video, and the in-between toilet check square reference 🤣
LoL was more me meaning its like cooking making dinner everything in the kitchen is to hand made to make the whole process easy , woodworking in the workshop is much the same, then we eat and I shat out a wooden foot stool - the reference of a foot stool was play on words, stool being the operative word.😀
Just found your channel, so I'm catching up. That tool box is mint, mate!! How have you hung it? French cleats? I'm learning more from 4 of your episodes than hours of watching other channels. Having to keep going back over them , so much info!! Scratch that, just found the build vid for the hand tool cabinet 😅
Awesome content, straight down, no bullshit bloke with an great sense of humour. It seems you thought of everything that suits your needs in that workshop. Like I said previously, you're fucking good. I am so glad I stubbled on your channel (on Facebook mind 🤯). Won't be long til you get hundreds of thousands of subscribers and those festool posh wankers to supply you with all the new gear all the time. You deserve that. Plus, if I may, your video edits are shit hot. I ain't a joiner but a chippie, I can only aspire to be as accurate and clean as you lot are. Thanks for sharing.
If there was ever a gold heart I could click for some heart felt comments this would be one of them! Cheers Greg, made me chuckle and put a smile on my boat! I hope you have a lovely weekend man, mate you've made my day!!!! ☺🍻🍻🍻☺
@@HewAndAwe I am glad I did! I'll have a good weekend mate, gotta work tomorrow, got to keep the coin rolling in these hard times. Good luck man, you've got a fan! Have a good one!
Was just typing out something pretty similar but thought why repeat what's already been said, so well. Couldn't agree more. Your work is massively appreciated out here👍
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Excellent, Ben - chock full of goodness about your thought process and rationale. I’m with you all the way on drawers vs cupboards having tried both. If I can find a bit of spare wall space, I’m going to try out your vac-on-a-wall tip since the hose trailing on the floor really annoys me. Apologies if I missed it - what size is your current workshop?
Loved this tour and monologue Ben, absolutely brilliant. I'm playing catch up here with your videos, watch your Mirka Deros / Festool ETS video before, totally agree with the Abranet issue, I think it is fine for sheet goods like MDF but anything else like real world timber stuff is a no no. Having said that I really like their Novastar range which you don't really see much of and is fantastic for sanding wood and long lasting. They've just released a new one called Galaxy which I think is an upgrade on the Novastar range, might be worth a look? Cheers, Leo
Yeah I hear ya Leo, its a luxury watching TH-cam these days... To be honest Ive said to myself who gives a fuck about sandpaper, theres the granat which has served me well for many years although waiting two months for more is grating on me! The netting type ive also found it kills the backing pad off real quick to. I'm kinda over it, theres really so little improvements made by these peeps and often sacrificing something in return. Just hype it feels...
It's a great space that's well thought out, without any of the positive spinning american enthusiasm that makes my guts ache. An american definitely would've cleared the dust haha. Absolutely get the chef reference, I suppose it's the theory of "mis en place" that kitchens have that make them work, everything in its place. The spotter in me saw the nc mx5 and got a bit excited, love those cars, properly nice to drive (don't tell me it's the missus haha). Take care.
I’ve never been a Walt Disney fan 😂 even as a perfectionist I can’t swallow that shit 🤦🏻♂️ yeah that’s my pride and joy, love it more than life, 12 years old now. I’d love a year off fully paid and the money to renew everything on it, powder coat everything make it like new so it lasts the rest of my life! Hope you have a lovely weekend bud!🍻🍻🍻
@@HewAndAwe I had an epiphany the weekend I first drove an mx5, it sort of went like this; my cousin had come to nz for a few weeks and we had made a last minute plan to drive from my place to Queenstown, a 5ish hour drive through mountain pass roads etc. We knew taking the work truck was a bit rubbish, and couldn't take the family car from the missus so started looking around for fun rental options. That's when I found a company in christchurch that rents out solely mx5's so we got one. 3 days we didn't put the roof up, don't think we even opened the doors haha. It wasn't faster than everything on the road but it didn't need to be, it was so much fun. We were a few hours into the journey when I realised that if I were to win the lottery I could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on something fancy and it might give me only 2% more enjoyment, but come with the problem that everyone else on the road thinks you're a twat and doesn't let you out of junctions. Since that point i've been absolutely mazda obsessed and I can't wait to get one and maybe an RX7 too! A drivers vehicle that always puts a smile on your dial! Thanks for reading haha
That sound phenomenal mate, I live in the country moved from the city and I have a lovely winding B road to drive to the workshop every day love it! I completely get where you’re coming from! I’ve had a bit of tuning done to mine and has made it even more fun! I’d also love an rx7 the later version, and port it I love the sound of a ported rotary engine, much nice than a V8 V12, my favourite TH-cam channel is Rob Dam he’s building a 2000hp rx7 it sounds EPIC!
@@HewAndAwe I'd love that sort of drive to work, mine is just city traffic. It's the FD RX7 that I want too, and i'd also port the hell out of it, big ole bridgeport to keep the neighbours talking haha. I'm gonna look for Robs channel now! There's a NZ based drifter on YT that has literally one of every rotary you could imagine, mad mike is his name, he's even got a RX7 with a 26b engine, naturally aspirated with a peripheral port, sounds like the 787b from le mans! He's got 2 rotary swapped mx5's too, not for the purist but amazing all the same. Cheers
Yeah the quiet comfort, I just looked them up nearly fell over at the price, I didn’t pay that for them!!! I can’t hear someone calling my name in the workshop put it that way and since wearing them every day for the last few years powering in a saw my ears are like fuck that’s loud!
@@HewAndAwe cheers thanks for the reply. I have similar cans from Sony with noise canceling that I've been considering relegating to shop duty. I think you've convinced me to make it happen. Love the channel. The desk and speaker stands are beyond insane.
Ben, seeing the real amount of shit in your workshop makes me feel so much better about mine! Out of interest, what planer thicknesses would you go for?
Thats a good question! I dont know to be honest...If I get to that stage I will research the hell out of the idea and let you know. I think having had my first Wadkin and seeing how easily fixed they are, the build quality, the epic performance (I have trust issues) I think I would go down that route and if one day I can make a living out of this again and have a bigger space I'd defo have separate, not a combo machine. I think its like most tools, so many brands just putting their name on a generically made tools with a few design changes and calling it made by them, but once you get past thise types of tools and get really pro tools then the quality gets better, but still you can buy a old solid wadkin saw for less than a new site saw (bosch/dewalt) and yeah spend a little but end up with IMO a tool you'll love and trust, and out live yourself, thats not something I can say about the shit on the market these days for the most part.
@@HewAndAwe yeah, loved seeing you restore yours. You now know every nut and bolt - must be a nice feeling. I’m just a keen DIYer but have similar feelings ie buy once, cry once. Planer thicknesser is next thing on my list
Probably the best workshop tour I've ever seen! It had all the useful stuff and none of the time wasting. I might have to pinch a few ideas 👍 love the bench dogs
Thank you buddy! Hope you’re having a lovely weekend! 🍻🍻🍻
I found this channel after listening to workshop banter podcast. Brilliant recommendation and you’re right Kieth, top notch workshop tour.
@@jackleg693 Cheers guys, made for nice reading! :))
Catching up on Keith/Matt's podcast has me here too - looking forward to watching the rest of your videos Ben!
Keith & Ben, keep up the good work. Great content. The voice over in your videos are really good.
I frickin love your brutal honesty and delivery dude, great workshop tour mate 🤙🏻
Cheers buddy, hope you’re having a cracking weekend! 🍻🍻🍻
Dude.... important video for any woodworker. Cheers.
You’re welcome dude, hope you had a lovely weekend! 🍻😊🍻
Best workshop tour ever. So helpful. Thanks, Ben.
Cheers dude, glad it helped 😊
Best shop tour video I've watched.
Thank you Peter, can I ask what it was about the vid that made you say that please? 🍻🍻🍻
@HewAndAwe it comes across as honest and real. Love your content.
Absolutely brilliant Ben. Not baby sitting clamps, exactly. Casting shadows, exactly. Duplicating power tools, exactly. Some people spend, some people don't, exactly. Simple drill table, exactly. You need a separate surfacer and thicknessing machines to eliminate your problem lol. Love your through the ages of how your present workshop has evolved. I was thinking about doing the same. Your editing skills are outstanding and its been really, really interesting listening to your how's, what's and why's. I'm still waiting for the email. A good 22:29 minutes of my life watching this. Tony
Thank you Tony! Yeah you’re not wrong I would have but I don’t have the space, does grind my gears when I’ve missed a piece out and have to return the thicknesser to planer! I’ll have a look at your TH-cam page and see if u have an email set up and I’ll email you from there 👍
Are you on Facebook mate? You don’t have an email set up on your TH-cam for me to message you…
@@HewAndAwe Hi Ben I do it's in the about section. Cheers Tony
You don’t mate, you have your TH-cam link which I can’t email.
Curious, the feeling/vibe at the end - did it give you a smile with a touch of content? ...or do I have to prime ya with drinks. 😃
Finally a real woodshop for the real world.
Cheers dude! I’m not gonna be painting it white anytime soon 😂 I hope you had a lovely Christmas! 🍻😊🍻
The wall hung tool box is amazing 🙂
Thank you Mel :)
Just came here from RagnBone. What a great workshop tour. Sick of looking at immaculate 'shops that don't look as if they have ever made saw dust! You got me - I've subscribed!
This was very nice of him to do that, and I'm very grateful! It actually came right when it was needed to get me back up off the floor! I hear ya! I dont get it it too, ive spent so many hours looking for the perfect solution to no dust or chips in a workshop, its just not real life, they're cleaning up all the time, theres no chip extractor on a hand plane for instance, no perfect solution to the mitre saw.. ...its all, well to Walt Disney for my liking. Thank you for the complement Fuzzy 🍻🍻🍻
Flashy as fuck...like an ocean of festool! Love it! I got one of the 2.5 inch extraction kits from charnwood or record power and extra 45 degree angles and loads of pipe joints from the other and put it all round the sweatshop, i then got loads of extension leads and trailer boards and plugged all of them in a line roughly following the piping, I plugged all the machines I use often into that chain of extension leads, and plugged it into the auto takeoff on the ctm midi. Now as soon as I turn on any of the machines, the extractor comes on automatically, all I have to do is close one blast gate and open another. I got some 50mm hose fom ebay and bought a festool ctm adaptor [hoover side]. Its plugged into a cheap chinese cyclone which is mounted onto a medium sized bin, small enough to fit a bin liner round the outside of it to dump more easily]. Pretty much all the crap I hoover up or extract from the machines, drops straight into that bin. Im still on the 1st bag on the festool extractor [got it in 2020]. I'm in Essex if you want to see it. The main problem with that planer is it isn't a Wadkin! Have you tried shooting the wee gat gun darts?...[loads straight into our old gat pellet gun/pistol], much more accurate than pellets, and safe for indoor shooting, straight into wood or probably a dart board...pliers needed to remove them!
If I ever am down that way mate I'll hit you up! Yeah youre bang on there, I wish Id found Wadkin sooner, the difference is night and day!!!
@@HewAndAwe I'm in Grays. Still trying to work out how to wire the phase inverter to my wadkin sander
Cheers pipe clamps seem to be the way to go 👍
I was at my brothers the other day and saw he’d bought the bessey style f clamps and I was like “oh-no why didn’t you speak to me?” He’s like “yeah I fucking hate them!”
Thanks for the video Ben. I'm still in beginning stages of setting up a work area but its helpful to see what other people have done. Sometime in early summer I have a used table saw, radial arm saw and drill press coming that was purchased from an auction 1000 miles away. not sure of the size so will be waiting for them so I can work out a location in my 24x18 foot area.
They’re using huge the radial arm saw like over 600 depth, I’d like one but not the space.
I love how you sound just.... so.. .f'in DONE with EVERYTHING! :) (meant in the nicest way possible!)
I do wish I could change that though mate all be it it makes the gags funnier. Depression is a cruel mistress 😏 hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
@@HewAndAwe I know that demon chap :) just keep trundling along!
Spot on advice. I can see the wide lens was used for the lean too workshop as it makes uthat Bosch GTS 10XC contractors saw looks masshoof!
Fwiw, Akthough not a you tuber, I’ve worked hard at my own business for 13 years since leaving a career in a well paid profession with no regrets but still have a cramped 11.5 x 10ft workshop but it’s all good. Frustrating as things like being uber tidy and staying on top of dust control are a must but you’d be amazed at the things which can be made there including the last commission for some one large 4ft tall corner speakers weighing a hundredweight each!
I was gonna put some speakers together and make a boom box, but I got lost at sorting out crossovers and getting the sound right 😏
@@HewAndAwe Can probably help you there. I'm a speaker designer
....make a good few too!
@@ReferenceFidelityComponents that would be great! how could we do that?
As I’ve got the toys I find myself drifting towards core tools and becoming a more essential and refined woodworker… I thought I was the only one without love for the Besseys…. Lesson learned.. . Great shop and presenter! Art Fahie, Maine. USA
Oh-boy do I hate them, they have been thrown across my workshop more than once - they dont need to be in anyones life theres better and no one needs to baby clamps!
The most entertaining and interesting workshop tour I've watched on TH-cam !!!
Thank you An, hope you’re having a great weekend 🍻🍻🍻
Love the tour, and the honesty "You can't babysit clamps" 😂
Thanks for the tour, Ben. My favourite thing about your workshop is it’s not white. I understand why white walls and ceilings are practical but I can’t hack it. Give me a darker space with and some good lamps.
When it comes to tools there are two types of quality: performance and durability. Everyone needs the performance (accuracy, flatness, fine adjustment) but hobbyists don’t need tools to perform thousands of cuts, like the stuff a pro uses every day for years on end. What I’m getting at is those new to the game can save money by choosing lighter and lower-powered models of the same brands that TH-camrs wield.
Nice bit of plinking at the end. Thanks again.
Cheers Justin! I'd love a white workshop, but for different reasons, having extra light bouncing around adds more “fill” light and would save me bouncing light around only for film purposes that is, would also make the editing easier with white light the rushes from A & B camera would be much closer and save me hours of colour correcting! Dark would absorb the light.. Outside of that I agree with ya!
Top Stuff Ben, a very unique workshop tour. Great to see folks are finally flocking this way a little too, well earned!
Thanks mate! It seems my down fall was not running many ads on my channel, the minute I just let youtube place ads where they like and as many as they like thats seemed to be the change that made the difference. I dont think Ive done anything differently with my channel other than that. I keep meaning to ask you I watched a shit load of your vids the other day, one vid you said "we all know *&^%$£ videos on youtube do better" I think it was a vid where you were going over the progress of your channel, can you remember what type of vids you said, was it tool reviews?
@@HewAndAwe Hmmmm maybe letting TH-cam make more money off you is the secret 🤣 Im the same, I restrict the number of ads and I handpick the placement. I usually only put one midroll and edit the video to have a convinient spot. Argh yes, my yearly recap vids. For me, my best performing videos are mostly DIY style home related things (like my sliding wardrobe doors and window repairs), but they can be hit and miss. My most consistantly well performing videos are Tool Reviews, nearly every one Ive done has performed well above average. Workshop projects and furniture builds only ever really reach my core audience. Makes sense, lots of people search out Tool reviews and everyone, even non-woodwork people, need DIY at some stage whereas there are 10,000 folks doing workshop and furniture videos.... but that's because my build projects are all very generic and basic. You sir, have skills and a design eye that are MUCH rarer. People will watch your work simply because it looks awesome and different. Plus, your editing is a lot sharper than most and miles above mine so I am not surprised at all you've started to get some traction. Same as Jesper Makes, from his first video I knew he'd blow up eventually and now he's flying.
I feel the same way about Bessey parallel jaw clamps.
Oh dont get me wrong Blaine, I'm not shitting on the brand, that F clamp design is just shite! But I will say they are a rip off in price.
Love that hanging tool box
Thank you Diana 😊
Great video Ben!! Love the humor
Your shop is a bit like mine but I don't have as many drawers. I need more. Contrary to one of the other comments, this American did get the the chef analogy and the closing parts of the video made me laugh my ass off.
GREAT shop tour that works for you without the rah rah
bullshit!! Well done.
Have a great weekend!!
Thank you Brian, they’re my nemesis drawer’s I hate making them! I’m putting off my brothers work bench cause of the drawers needed 😏 hope you have a lovely weekend!! 🍻🍻🍻
Awesome tour Ben. Very interesting to see a professional workshop layout, and the idea behind the tools. Enjoyed the video, and the in-between toilet check square reference 🤣
LoL was more me meaning its like cooking making dinner everything in the kitchen is to hand made to make the whole process easy , woodworking in the workshop is much the same, then we eat and I shat out a wooden foot stool - the reference of a foot stool was play on words, stool being the operative word.😀
Just found your channel, so I'm catching up. That tool box is mint, mate!! How have you hung it? French cleats?
I'm learning more from 4 of your episodes than hours of watching other channels. Having to keep going back over them , so much info!!
Scratch that, just found the build vid for the hand tool cabinet 😅
Cheers Stephen! Yeah French cleats 👍
Awesome content, straight down, no bullshit bloke with an great sense of humour. It seems you thought of everything that suits your needs in that workshop. Like I said previously, you're fucking good. I am so glad I stubbled on your channel (on Facebook mind 🤯). Won't be long til you get hundreds of thousands of subscribers and those festool posh wankers to supply you with all the new gear all the time. You deserve that. Plus, if I may, your video edits are shit hot. I ain't a joiner but a chippie, I can only aspire to be as accurate and clean as you lot are. Thanks for sharing.
If there was ever a gold heart I could click for some heart felt comments this would be one of them! Cheers Greg, made me chuckle and put a smile on my boat! I hope you have a lovely weekend man, mate you've made my day!!!! ☺🍻🍻🍻☺
@@HewAndAwe I am glad I did! I'll have a good weekend mate, gotta work tomorrow, got to keep the coin rolling in these hard times. Good luck man, you've got a fan! Have a good one!
@@frenchgreguk lol Dreg. Festool posh wankers, made me laugh. Cheers
I mean Greg lol sorry Greg, whose the wanker now lol.
Was just typing out something pretty similar but thought why repeat what's already been said, so well. Couldn't agree more. Your work is massively appreciated out here👍
Great tour Ben
Thank you Paul! 😊
What brand inserts did you use for your pop up bench dogs. Thanks & I love your videos.
Cheers dude! These but look for ones that meet your size requirements YUOIP® Push to Open Door Catches Magnetic Latch Open and Close The Door with a Single Push(10 Pack) amzn.eu/d/3WVmVbR
Brilliant 👏
Thank you Andrew 😊
Great video. What are those Bose headphones?
Thank you Kevin, theyre the QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II
Loved this video!
Cheers buddy! Hope you have a lovely weekend! 🍻🍻🍻
Excellent, Ben - chock full of goodness about your thought process and rationale. I’m with you all the way on drawers vs cupboards having tried both. If I can find a bit of spare wall space, I’m going to try out your vac-on-a-wall tip since the hose trailing on the floor really annoys me.
Apologies if I missed it - what size is your current workshop?
Hi Eddy, thank you for watching. Its only little about 6m by 5m, I have the use of other space to in that barn I'm in to though.
Loved this tour and monologue Ben, absolutely brilliant. I'm playing catch up here with your videos, watch your Mirka Deros / Festool ETS video before, totally agree with the Abranet issue, I think it is fine for sheet goods like MDF but anything else like real world timber stuff is a no no. Having said that I really like their Novastar range which you don't really see much of and is fantastic for sanding wood and long lasting. They've just released a new one called Galaxy which I think is an upgrade on the Novastar range, might be worth a look? Cheers, Leo
Yeah I hear ya Leo, its a luxury watching TH-cam these days... To be honest Ive said to myself who gives a fuck about sandpaper, theres the granat which has served me well for many years although waiting two months for more is grating on me! The netting type ive also found it kills the backing pad off real quick to. I'm kinda over it, theres really so little improvements made by these peeps and often sacrificing something in return. Just hype it feels...
Great video 👍
Cheers Chris 🍻🍻🍻
It's a great space that's well thought out, without any of the positive spinning american enthusiasm that makes my guts ache. An american definitely would've cleared the dust haha. Absolutely get the chef reference, I suppose it's the theory of "mis en place" that kitchens have that make them work, everything in its place. The spotter in me saw the nc mx5 and got a bit excited, love those cars, properly nice to drive (don't tell me it's the missus haha). Take care.
I’ve never been a Walt Disney fan 😂 even as a perfectionist I can’t swallow that shit 🤦🏻♂️ yeah that’s my pride and joy, love it more than life, 12 years old now. I’d love a year off fully paid and the money to renew everything on it, powder coat everything make it like new so it lasts the rest of my life! Hope you have a lovely weekend bud!🍻🍻🍻
@@HewAndAwe I had an epiphany the weekend I first drove an mx5, it sort of went like this; my cousin had come to nz for a few weeks and we had made a last minute plan to drive from my place to Queenstown, a 5ish hour drive through mountain pass roads etc. We knew taking the work truck was a bit rubbish, and couldn't take the family car from the missus so started looking around for fun rental options. That's when I found a company in christchurch that rents out solely mx5's so we got one. 3 days we didn't put the roof up, don't think we even opened the doors haha. It wasn't faster than everything on the road but it didn't need to be, it was so much fun. We were a few hours into the journey when I realised that if I were to win the lottery I could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on something fancy and it might give me only 2% more enjoyment, but come with the problem that everyone else on the road thinks you're a twat and doesn't let you out of junctions. Since that point i've been absolutely mazda obsessed and I can't wait to get one and maybe an RX7 too! A drivers vehicle that always puts a smile on your dial! Thanks for reading haha
That sound phenomenal mate, I live in the country moved from the city and I have a lovely winding B road to drive to the workshop every day love it! I completely get where you’re coming from! I’ve had a bit of tuning done to mine and has made it even more fun! I’d also love an rx7 the later version, and port it I love the sound of a ported rotary engine, much nice than a V8 V12, my favourite TH-cam channel is Rob Dam he’s building a 2000hp rx7 it sounds EPIC!
@@HewAndAwe I'd love that sort of drive to work, mine is just city traffic. It's the FD RX7 that I want too, and i'd also port the hell out of it, big ole bridgeport to keep the neighbours talking haha. I'm gonna look for Robs channel now! There's a NZ based drifter on YT that has literally one of every rotary you could imagine, mad mike is his name, he's even got a RX7 with a 26b engine, naturally aspirated with a peripheral port, sounds like the 787b from le mans! He's got 2 rotary swapped mx5's too, not for the purist but amazing all the same. Cheers
What are those bose headphones? Are they just regular qc's or do they offer any protection?
Yeah the quiet comfort, I just looked them up nearly fell over at the price, I didn’t pay that for them!!! I can’t hear someone calling my name in the workshop put it that way and since wearing them every day for the last few years powering in a saw my ears are like fuck that’s loud!
@@HewAndAwe cheers thanks for the reply. I have similar cans from Sony with noise canceling that I've been considering relegating to shop duty. I think you've convinced me to make it happen.
Love the channel. The desk and speaker stands are beyond insane.
Ben, seeing the real amount of shit in your workshop makes me feel so much better about mine! Out of interest, what planer thicknesses would you go for?
Thats a good question! I dont know to be honest...If I get to that stage I will research the hell out of the idea and let you know. I think having had my first Wadkin and seeing how easily fixed they are, the build quality, the epic performance (I have trust issues) I think I would go down that route and if one day I can make a living out of this again and have a bigger space I'd defo have separate, not a combo machine. I think its like most tools, so many brands just putting their name on a generically made tools with a few design changes and calling it made by them, but once you get past thise types of tools and get really pro tools then the quality gets better, but still you can buy a old solid wadkin saw for less than a new site saw (bosch/dewalt) and yeah spend a little but end up with IMO a tool you'll love and trust, and out live yourself, thats not something I can say about the shit on the market these days for the most part.
@@HewAndAwe yeah, loved seeing you restore yours. You now know every nut and bolt - must be a nice feeling. I’m just a keen DIYer but have similar feelings ie buy once, cry once. Planer thicknesser is next thing on my list
Nice!
Thank you Graham 😊
My work shop is my front path it’s seen lots of projects
….and a huge tool that vibrates the whole house 😂
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“I don’t have a family, I don’t have any kids……that I know of”
Yeah, that’s what I said?
FFS, why so much mess? I can barely see the floor.
Welcome to the real world not these fake wannabe makers.
Nice tour subbed to channel
Thanks fella! 🍻🍻🍻